Events for Nov 17 - Nov 21

Mon. Nov. 17
> 4th Grade Field Trip Environmental Studies Center 8:30-1 pm
> JV Cheer Practice, ROC/Aerobic Room, 3:30-5 pm
> MS Basketball vs. Bayside HOME, 4:30/5:30

Tues. Nov. 18
> Lunch in the Classrooms, CHICK-FIL-A, Sandwich or Nuggets, Chips & Drink, $4.00
> Sound Team Brown Bag Lunch with Mr. Cazalas in the Chapel
> Band Rehearsal 3:30-4:30
> MS Basketball vs. Faith AWAY, 4:30/5:30

Wed. Nov. 19
> Chapel 8:15 Worship Center, Pre K Program, Thanksgiving Chapel, Remember to bring canned goods, Chapel Uniform
> Class Pictures in Atrium after Chapel - Chapel Uniform

Thurs. Nov. 20
> Ms. Wolfe 2nd Grade - Field Trip to Indian Touch the Sky, 8:30-1:30 pm
> Band Rehearsal 3:30-4:30
> Steak-n-Shake Spirit Day

Fri. Nov. 21
> $1 Out-of-Uniform Day - Drama Dept.
> Lunch in the Classrooms, Arby's, $4.00
> Middle School AL/AU Tailgate Party, Backfield, 11:40

Announcements
> CHBS Registration and Open House

CHBS Open House will be held on
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

CHCA Open House will be held on
Sunday, December 7th, 2008
from 2-4 p.m.


Registration forms for the 2009-2010 school year will be sent home on Monday, January 5th, 2009.

Registration dates are as follows:
For currently enrolled students -
Tuesday, January 6th – Thursday, January 15th, 2009

For Cottage Hill Baptist Church members, and siblings of enrolled students -
Friday, January 16th, 2009

Public registration -
Monday, January 19th, 2009



> Special Invitation






> Yellow Ribbon Week Writing Contest Winners
Congratulations goes to the Yellow Ribbon Week Writing Contest Winners for their writings entitled "A Hero Is".
Haleigh Spragg - 4th grade, Blake Williamson - 3rd grade, Cody Poiroux - 7th grade, Jarren Mason - 3rd grade, Lauryn Jones - 3rd grade, and Brandon Wildman - 7th grade.





> CHBS Robotics Team Receives Awards
The CHBS Robotics Team competed in their first B.E.S.T. Robotics Competition on Sat. Nov. 1, at Davidson High School. They received several awards; 3rd Place for the Robot Competition, Best Web Site Award, and Airbus Lean, Green, Mean Machine Award. The team was one of 19 teams from Mobile and Baldwin County to compete. The 3rd place Robot trophy qualifies them to compete in the South’s BEST Competition which will be held at Auburn University on Fri - Sat., Dec. 12-13, 2008. The team will compete against 49 other teams from Illinois, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama. Congratulations, team and Good Luck!






> Cookie Dough Top Sellers
Congratulations goes to the Cookie Dough Top Sellers who will be the principals for a day.

Rhein Farnell, 4th grade (also Top Seller)
Parker Addison Blakeney, K4
Blake Williamson, 3rd grade
CJ Woodall, 1st grade
Mark Snyder, 6th grade
> Middle School Girls Basketball Team
Congratulations goes to the 2008-2009 Middle School Girls Basketball Team:

Mary Ashley Bell, Kourtney Cosgrove, Christina Davis, Morgan Jimerson, Taylor Larsen, Shelby Myers, Linda Parrott, Caitlyn Sells, Ansley Supe, Kana Thompson, Hannah Vanderheiden, Victoria Woodruff
> Conservatory Students perform at Alabama Baptist Hymn Festival
The following students participated in the Alabama Baptist Hymn Festival on Nov. 4 at Springhill Baptist Church:

Rachel Fleck, violin-Gold
Leah Gaston, piano-Gold
Brylee Hatcher, piano-Gold
Gene Hicks, piano-Gold and violin-Gold
Hannah Poiroix, violin-Gold
Rebecca Smith, violin-Gold
Haleigh Spragg, piano-Gold
Hannah Vanderheiden, cello-Gold and piano-Silver

Congratulations, students!
> CHBS Students Win at 4H Competition
Congratulations goes to the following students for their recent accomplishments at the 4H Competition:




Luke Givens - 1st Place & “Best of Show” - Lego Building Contest
Hannah Poiroux-1st Place-Scrapbooking Contest
Dylan Smitz-2nd Place-4-H Poster Contest
Jillian Poiroux-2nd Place-Scrapbooking Contest
Cody Poiroux-2nd Place-in the Lamb Show “Showmanship”
Haley Cooner-1st Place-4-H Poster Contest, 1st Place-Pumpkin Decorating Contest, 2nd Place-Cooking Contest
Brooklin Thompson-1st Place-Poster Contest, 2nd Place for her Fleece Blanket

Courtney Bryson:
Steer Show
3rd Place Junior Showmanship
3rd Place Light/Middle Weight Division
4th Place Medium/Heavy Weight Division

Hog Show
5th Jr. Showmanship
1st Place Light/Middle Weight Division
1st Place Medium Wright Division
Grand Champion

Heifer Show
4th Place Junior Showmanship

4-H Team
5th Place in our Booth Competition
“How to Fuel Your Automobile”
> Warriors Walk for American Cancer Society
Fifth graders, Kailey Beth Smith, Hannah Poiroux, Victoria Morris, and Jillian Poiroux, woke up at 5 am on a Saturday, to volunteer to help at Alabama’s first American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Walk. This event, a five-mile walk, was held Oct. 25 at Cooper Riverside Park. Last year, more than 500,000 walkers participated nationwide and helped raise more than $50 million for breast cancer research and patient services. Thanks students for your support in this great fundraising event.



> School Supplies Needed for Tanzania
CHBS has partnered with Ksanga Primary School in Tanzania, West Africa, a school with few supplies for boys and girls. We will be collecting school supplies for K5 – 5th graders in the rural village of Ksanga. The school supplies will be delivered by the mission team from Cottage Hill Baptist Church through a local church we have partnered with in the village. A donation box is located outside the school office. Thank you for helping these precious boys and girls.

Supplies needed:
Pencils, Notebook Paper, Crayons, Paper Towels, Tissue, Scissors, Wipes, Tape, Erasers, Chalk, Hole Punch, Glue Stick, Paper Clips, Highlighter

> CHBS Receives Blue Ribbon Award
The Alabama Independent School Association announced that the Cottage Hill School System has attained the AISA Blue Ribbon School designation for the 2007-2008 school year. An AISA Blue Ribbon School exemplifies excellence in teaching, student performance, school life, and school and community interaction. A Blue Ribbon School award winner is an excellent school involved in an on-going process of school improvement. Congratulations, students, teachers, and staff!











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